March on washington Quotes

Rich people march on Washington every day.

— I. F. Stone

Look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin,...

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I would love to see a march on Washington that says 'Save our Social Security'

— Barbara Boxer

I'm the national co-chair for the Women's March on Washington.

— Linda Sarsour

The March on Washington affirmed our values as a people: equality and opportunity for all. Forty-one years ago, during a time of…

— Leonard Boswell

People have been skeptical of the Women's March on Washington. Our legitimacy only came from us proving to the rest of the…

— Linda Sarsour

We're going to march on Washington with a host of Republicans, Democrats, business leaders, legislators.

— Gray Davis

The March on Washington was a culmination of years of hard work and dedication of many individuals.

— Leonard Boswell

I left the South in 1963 and was living in Morristown, New Jersey, when the March on Washington took place, so I…

— Claudette Colvin

I attended the Women's March on Washington with a group of artists, curators, and art-world professionals.

— Zoe Buckman

Naturally, no march on Washington would be complete without its counter-demonstration.

— Jean Hanff Korelitz

The March on Washington was a defining moment in the history of this country and a great example of our nation truly…

— Martin Luther King III

I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American…

— A. Philip Randolph

When all you can think of is your own personal problems, you have nothing to give to your society. If you're trying…

— Ani DiFranco

The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed…

— John Lewis

We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!'Let's fight like hell…

— Donald Trump

My parents took me to the first March on Washington, the first big march for civil rights, in '63. So I was…

— Marky Ramone

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Dr. King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered at 'The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,' a call to…

— Charles B. Rangel

In the fifty years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we have made tremendous strides in the fight for…

— Martin Luther King III

“1963 March on Washington. Mahalia Jackson sang a triumphant “How I Got Over,” recalling the storefront singer of her youth and not…

— Anthony Heilbut

Being a progressive himself, Franklin Roosevelt was talking about the fact that we should provide jobs for everyone who wants one. People…

— Nina Turner

“A THOUSAND WORDS My stepfather Ralph Newman was a merry and remarkable man, a former minor league second baseman who broke his…

— Scott Simon

“public statements condemning segregation, sharply worded telegrams to Washington, and meetings with White House officials—were demonstrably ineffectual. New and more dramatic measures…

— Stephen M. Ward

“Grace regarded her participation in the March on Washington Movement (MOWM) in Chicago as “the turning point in my life” because, as…

— Stephen M. Ward

“They listened to a series of speeches by civil rights luminaries, capped off by a rousing, crowd-pleasing address by Martin Luther King.…

— Stephen M. Ward

“America is a leap of the imagination. From its beginning, people had only a persistent idea of what a good country should…

— Ian Frazier

We will continue to organize. You have seen consistent organizing since the Women's March on Washington in every corner of this country.

— Linda Sarsour

I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, 'Protestants, Jews and Catholics…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

I believe what Martin Luther King Jr. believed. You remember what the title of the March on Washington was? "Jobs and Freedom."…

— Bernie Sanders

I was born the day before the March on Washington. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Everybody in my neighborhood was…

— Leah D. Daughtry

I am joining the hundreds of thousands who shall be marching in the Virtual March on Washington to Stop Global Warming in…

— Walter Cronkite

I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was…

— Andre Braugher

In my view, the most important lesson we can learn from Dr. King is not what he said at the March on…

— Michelle Alexander